Re: [virtio] virtio tc group status changes

["Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@redhat.com>]

On Mon, Jan 12, 2015 at 05:09:08PM +0200, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 12, 2015 at 09:21:54AM -0500, Chet Ensign wrote:
> > Hi Michael, 
> > 
> > Whoops. That is a type of change that you should not make. Observer and Member
> > are formal terms in the OASIS Process and the choice between them is to be made
> > by the participant, not the Chair. That role bears directly both on what the
> > person is able to do (e.g. an Observer will receive all the email to the TC's
> > mailing list but will not be able to send any email) and on their IPR
> > obligations (Observers carry none, Members are bound by the TC's IPR mode). 
> > 
> > The correct change is to switch any Member's status from Voting to Non-Voting.
> > Which I think is your intent. 
> 
> These were non-voting anyway.
> 
> > Note also that when TCs do not hold meetings for more than 60 days, any Members
> > gain Voting status. 
> 
> That's why I thought I should make the change.
> Should this really apply to people that never attended any meetings?

To clarify: I think most people attended the first several meetings, but
some of them dropped off after that.

> > 
> > Let me know if you have any questions. 
> > 
> > Best, 
> > 
> > /chet 
> > 
> > On Mon, Jan 12, 2015 at 5:15 AM, Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@redhat.com> wrote:
> > 
> >     Hi all,
> > 
> >     To keep the group roster up to date, I have changed the status of virtio
> >     TC members that did not attend any past TC meetings (when we still had
> >     them) to that of observer.
> > 
> >     I have also sent messages to a couple of members that didn't attend
> >     meetings since June: they have an option to become voting members or
> >     observers.
> >    
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